Construction Inspection

Cultured Stone Installation Checklist

This cultured stone installation checklist is designed to give you an overview of the stages of cultured stone installation and the critical items that should be inspected throughout the process of installation. Cultured Stone Installation Checklist Framing Stage of Cultured Stone Installation Secure 7/16″ OSB at all exterior wall framing surfaces to receive Cultured Stone [...]

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Pre Drywall Inspection

Building Code

Below you will find a thorough example of a typical frame inspection that needs to be completed when building your own home. It covers all aspects of the “pre-drywall” inspection that you should perform, and if properly done, will save you time in money during construction. FRAME INSPECTION Headers sized correctly – trimmers in place. [...]

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Example Frame Inspection

Construction Inspection

When you decide to build your own home, you need to make sure you have a thorough understanding of the framing process. This is a very critical stage in the construction of your home. Mistakes here can be both detrimental to the schedule as well as costly. Attached with this page is one example of [...]

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Rafter & Roof Framing Checklists

Construction Inspection

Ridge board must be at least same depth (or greater) as the plumb cut end of intersecting rafters. Check rafters installed 24″ O.C., or per plan. (i.e., 12″, 16″, 19.2″, or 24″) Rafters should be structurally sound, crown up, yet cause no noticeable hump in plane of roof Inspect all rafter cuts Plumb cuts should [...]

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Stair Framing Checklist

Construction Inspection

Stairs Constructed using three 2×12 stringers notched at 7 3/4″ rise and 10″ run. Stringers to rest on pressure treated plate and secured to double header at topplate. Treads constructed using two 2x6s secured with glue and either ring-shank nails, screw-shank nails, or deck screws Ensure 1 1/2″ space between stairwell walls and stringers/treads/risers Tread [...]

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Structural Beams Checklist

Construction Inspection

Structural Beams Confirm location and configuration of supplemental beams on floor- and ceiling joist plans All solid-sawn beams must be grade #2 lumber All solid-sawn beams must be glued and nailed Any solid-sawn beam having 3 or more members must be glued, nailed and bolted at 2-foot on center staggered. No portion of any bolt [...]

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Floor & Ceiling Joist Framing Checklist

Construction Inspection

Compare solid-sawn joist layout (celing- & floor-joist) with framing plan. Confirm crown up, dimension, grade, orientation, and span. Use of 2×4 material as a substitute for finger joists is permitted as long as the span does not exceed 3 feet. Joist ends must be secured in one of five methods: Direct-to-topplate – minimum 2 nails [...]

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Fire and Draft Stop Protection

Construction Inspection

When building your own home, one of the items you are going to want to check thoroughly during the framing stage of construction is that the fire- and draft-stops are installed as required. Acceptable fire-stop material includes: 1/2″ sheetrock, 2x dimensional lumber with joints backed by 2x lumber; one thickness of 23/32″ thickness structural panel [...]

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Chimney Framing Checklist

Construction Inspection

Sections must be balloon framed. Use of random length material is preferred to ensure story-height segments are interconnected. Framing straps (48″ length minimum) are a suitable substitute. If the chimney penetrates the roof, the opening must be framed on all sides by either header or trimmer blocking, as required (2×6 material minimum). Headers may be [...]

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Frame Punch Checklist

Construction Inspection

Check plans for correct elevation (roof lines, bay and box windows, entry configuration, covered porches, etc) All first floor wall bottomplates of interior and exterior walls are pressure treated lumber Porch columns sitting on pressure treated lumber of elevated brace designed to prevent water from penetrating No untreated lumber in contact with concrete Bottom plate [...]

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